Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conference Papers Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effect of basalt fiber hybridization on mechanical properties of silk fiber reinforced epoxy composites Subject The topic of the resource Failure mechanisms; Hybrid composites; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Silk/basalt fiber Description An account of the resource Poor mechanical properties and constraints on production presently limit the utilization of bio-based reinforcing agents to non-structural and structural automotive elements. The conjugation of natural fibre with volcanic rock fibre provides a way to improve the mechanical properties of composites over natural fibre alone. In this study, physico-mechanical properties of hybrid fibre (silk and basalt) reinforced epoxy composites were found by experimentation following acceptable ASTM standards. Hybrid composites were produced by combining silk/basalt fibres in the ratio of 50:0, 25:25 and 30:20, whereas overall weight fraction was maintained at 0.5. The experimental results showed that the performance of combined fibres were superior compared to that of silk fibre bolstered epoxy composites. Among the 2 varieties of hybrids, the silk/basalt (25:25 by weight ratio) combination offered the very best hardness, strength, modulus, and toughness to the epoxy matrix owing to the similar modulus and synergistic interaction between the two reinforcing fibres. The results also steered that the morphology and surface adhesion affected the strength of the hybrid composites. These observations give insight into the advantages of various fibre reinforcements to the mechanical performance of epoxy matrix which is considered to be brittle. The failure mechanisms and the adhesion between fibres and matrix were studied by analysing the photomicrographs of broken coupons. 2020 Elsevier Ltd. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Darshan S.M.; Suresha B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol-43, pp. 986-994. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.07.618" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.07.618</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104245368&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.matpr.2020.07.618&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c946bf6bbcd85e21c4d32a6b7f04c46e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104245368&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.matpr.2020.07.618&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c946bf6bbcd85e21c4d32a6b7f04c46e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 22147853 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Darshan S.M., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru, 570008, India, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CHRIST Deemed to Be University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Suresha B., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru, 570008, India